insistence

English

Etymology

From Middle French insistance

Noun

insistence (countable and uncountable, plural insistences)

The state of being insistent.
An urgent demand.
(fencing) The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:obstinacy

Related terms

insist

Translations

state of being insistent

Catalan: insistència f
French: insistance (fr) f
German: Beharrlichkeit (de) f, Insistenz (de) f, Eindringlichkeit (de) f

Romanian: insistență (ro) f
Russian: насто́йчивость (ru) f (nastójčivostʹ)
Spanish: insistencia (es) f

urgent demand

Catalan: insistència f
German: Dringlichkeit (de) f

Spanish: insistencia (es) f

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